Ethiopia vs Laos: Agricultural land use per person
Ethiopia
0.3108 hectares per person
in 2025
Laos
0.2895 hectares per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
116th
Laos rank
119th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Ethiopia
- Laos
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.3108 hectares per person against 0.2895 hectares per person in Laos, a difference of 0.0213 hectares per person.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 116th and Laos ranks 119th of 202 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.9884 hectares per person | 0.5126 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.9234 hectares per person | 0.5776 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.8609 hectares per person | 0.6401 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.8442 hectares per person | 0.6567 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.8281 hectares per person | 0.6729 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.8123 hectares per person | 0.6887 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7967 hectares per person | 0.7043 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7809 hectares per person | 0.7201 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7649 hectares per person | 0.7361 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.8811 hectares per person | 0.6199 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.8644 hectares per person | 0.6366 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1740s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.848 hectares per person | 0.6529 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1750s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.794 hectares per person | 0.707 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1760s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7419 hectares per person | 0.7591 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7281 hectares per person | 0.7729 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7146 hectares per person | 0.7864 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7015 hectares per person | 0.7995 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6885 hectares per person | 0.8125 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6754 hectares per person | 0.8256 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.662 hectares per person | 0.8389 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7589 hectares per person | 0.7421 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.745 hectares per person | 0.756 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7313 hectares per person | 0.7697 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6862 hectares per person | 0.8147 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6429 hectares per person | 0.8581 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6312 hectares per person | 0.8698 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6288 hectares per person | 0.8722 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6267 hectares per person | 0.8743 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6247 hectares per person | 0.8763 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.6226 hectares per person | 0.8784 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.644 hectares per person | 0.857 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 1.5 hectares per person | 0.7573 hectares per person | 0.7437 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.46 hectares per person | 0.7037 hectares per person | 0.7516 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 1.36 hectares per person | 0.6354 hectares per person | 0.7266 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.1 hectares per person | 0.5219 hectares per person | 0.5799 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.8403 hectares per person | 0.4508 hectares per person | 0.3895 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.5557 hectares per person | 0.3622 hectares per person | 0.1936 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.4346 hectares per person | 0.3451 hectares per person | 0.0895 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.3766 hectares per person | 0.3512 hectares per person | 0.0255 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3256 hectares per person | 0.3026 hectares per person | 0.023 hectares per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Ethiopia or Laos?
- Ethiopia, at 0.3108 hectares per person against 0.2895 hectares per person in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Ethiopia and Laos?
- 0.0213 hectares per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Laos?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Laos rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Ethiopia ranks 116th and Laos ranks 119th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.